United States Eleventh Circuit - May 2003 Opinion Summaries

CANI v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies, Sentencing
Where petitioner waived his challenge to the district court's initial restitution calculation, by failing to raise it at sentencing or on direct...

VELCHEZ v. CARNIVAL CORP.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
A remand order based upon a procedural defect, different from the one asserted in the remand motion filed by a party, does not amount to a sua sponte...

US v. YEAGER

Commercial Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Remedies, Sentencing
Under U.S.S.G. section 2F1.1, profits obtained by the defendant from non-authorized sales are a reasonable estimate of the loss suffered when a...

ARTISTIC ENTM'T, INC. v. CITY OF WARNER ROBINS

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL v. CRIST

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Sports Law
League contraction is a matter that falls within the "business of baseball" and therefore cannot be the subject of a prosecution based upon federal...

NAPIER v. PRESLICKA

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IN RE: HOLLADAY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Based on petitioner's borderline IQ score, and the fact that he is scheduled to be executed in several days, petitioner should be permitted to file a...

SWIRE PAC. HOLDINGS INC. v. ZURICH INS. CO.

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CARRINGER v. RODGERS

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SASSY DOLL CREATIONS, INC. v. WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
Under the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. section 14706, where a bill of lading defendant supplied did not give plaintiff "a reasonable opportunity to...